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by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
This blogger equates a web site moderating comments, to government censoring of speech and the freedom of speech.
The difference is, to any intelligent people, obvious. When a web site refuses to publish your comment, you can go elsewhere and shout all you want. You can write in other blogs, forums, or newspapers. You can even set up your own blogs or, if you are rich enough and live in a country free enough, your own newspaper or television station.
But when the government 'moderates' you, you will most likely be fined and end up in jail. You will not be allowed to say what you want to say anywhere. And in some regimes, you may even be killed.
This blogger's rant is an insult to people all over the world fighting for freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
by Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia
by Ang Ka Swan, Channel NewsAsia
The National Environment Agency (NEA) plans to issue temporary food hygiene rating labels on the spot. This is so that hawkers need not wait for the agency to issue actual labels.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Stripped down to the basics, the "agenda" of Thio and her recruits had nothing to do with serving women or advancing feminism. It had just one objective -– to purge AWARE of anything to do with tolerance, diversity and the empowerment of women.
During the last few weeks, many people have wondered why this clique that took over AWARE did not instead set up their own Christian-linked organisation to promote their views. As you can now see, that wouldn't have achieved their objective: It was never to construct an alternative discourse, it was to silence and destroy AWARE's work.
by Nopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters
Singapore's sex trade is a side of the Southeast Asian city-state less well-known than its air-conditioned shopping malls, efficient governance and laws that ban littering and the import of chewing gum.
by The Wayang Party Club
by A Xeno Boy In Sg
by Grace Chua, Straits Times
The most comprehensive proposal to save Singapore's coral reefs yet was released on Thursday, calling for the government to formally recognise the richness of reef habitats like Raffles Lighthouse and Cyrene Reef in the southern islands.
by AFP
US entertainment giant Universal Studios on Thursday announced a global recruitment drive for aspiring actors, singers and other performers for shows at its upcoming theme park in Singapore.
by Zul Othman, Today
Aware’s membership numbers have swelled so much in the run-up to its extraordinary general meeting on May 2 that the women’s advocacy group has to find a new venue to hold it.
by Sandra Davie, Straits Times
A death threat was sent to a member of the new exco of Aware as well as the husband of president Josie Lau.
by The Wayang Party Club
by Ajit Koshy, Straits Times
by Ng Tze Yong, New Paper
Grassroots volunteers say government should declare amnesty and regulate loanshark activities.
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times
Senior lawyer Thio Su Mien on Thursday revealed the key role she played in bringing about the change of leadership at the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware).
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net
The underhand tactics used by this bunch of intolerant individuals to promote their own selfish agenda and the misinformation that is being spread by AWARE’s new Exco is deserving of the strongest rebuke. Let us condemn this atrocity.
by PinkNews.co.uk
An unusual day in the park planned for next month will show support for Singapore's lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans population.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
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